this as they ask for the federal government for more help in trying to pick up the pieces. mike emmanuel has a look at the plea for hem. >> bridges in new jersey and new york brought by law makers in the region. they testified at the senate hearing in capitol hill about the incredible damage super storm sandy inflicted on the transportation super center. >> this one subway station will cost nearly 600 million to repair. >> it was the largest mass transit disaster in our nation's history. 4 out of 10 of the nation's transit riders, of the nation's transit riders have their commutes disrupted by the storm. many of them still do today. >> miles of tracks and tunnels were flooded with corrosive salt water 12 subway stations were damaged or destroyed and half a million transit riders are still experiencing severe destruction. >> the focus is not just on trains and tunnels but also the courts two of the busiest of the nation both suffered heavy damage. >> what happens in our court district effects the entire nation. the storm ripples through the entire country. we must not lose s